February 27, 2008

Plants Earn Top Millionaires Safety Award

The AFS has announced the winners of the 2007 Millionaires Safety Award. This annual award recognizes facilities that reach million marks of consecutive man-hours worked without incurring an occupational injury or illness that results in days away from work or death. To be considered for the award, facilities must be AFS corporate members.

The 2007 winners from Texas and Louisiana are:

Tyler Pipe Company, Tyler, Texas, 1 million man-hours

Lufkin Industries, Inc., Lufkin, Texas, 1 million man-hours

Americast Technologies, Inc., Amite, La., 1 million man-hours

 The Millionaires Safety Awards will be presented at the Metalcasting Congress President’s Luncheon, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at CastExpo'08 in Atlanta. For more information, contact Fred Kohloff, AFS Director of Environmental, Health & Safety, at 800/537-4237 or fhk@afsinc.org.